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The world powers in 1939, before the start of World War II. January 25 A uranium atom is split for the first time at Columbia University in the United States. [49] January 27 Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme intended to provide for a huge German fleet capable of defeating the British Royal Navy by 1944.
This article covers the history of the English city of London through the early 20th century, from 1900 to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of the largest empire in history, but the new century was to bring many challenges.
6 April: The 1580 Dover Straits earthquake causes some damage and the death of 2 children in London. 6 July: New buildings are prohibited on less than 4 acres (16,000 m 2) of ground within 3 miles of the City. [76] 1581 4 April: Francis Drake is knighted by order of Queen Elizabeth I [50] aboard the Golden Hind in Deptford.
The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021 (John Wiley & Sons, 2014) Emerson, Charles. 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War (2013) compares London to 20 major world cities on the eve of World War I; pp 15 to 36, 431–49. Inwood, Stephen. A History of London (1998) ISBN 0-333-67153-8; Inwood, Stephen.
Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 BC to the Present (1996), Global coverage. Cannon, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to British History (2003) Carlton, Charles. This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485–1746 (Yale UP; 2011) 332 pages; studies the impact of near unceasing war from the individual to the national levels.
The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steers' dock, was the world's first commercial wet dock. [25] 1744: An attempted French invasion of southern England was stopped by storms. 1756: Following the start of the French and Indian War 2 years prior, the Seven Years' War begins. [26] 1763 10 Feb
British entry into World War II. 1940 10 May Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister. 1945 8 May World War II ends in Europe. 26 July Clement Attlee becomes Prime Minister. 24 October Britain becomes a founding member of the United Nations. 1947 15 August India gains independence from Britain. 1948 1 January British Rail is established. 5 July
27 October–2 November: 2,200 deaths in London over this period due to the "Spanish flu". [9] 11 November: The Armistice: World War I ends at 11.00. From 1919, a minute's silence on this date commemorates the lives lost; this is increased to 2 minutes after World War II. The British Antique Dealers' Association is headquartered in London. [46]